Essential Health Links: HIV-AIDS/Databases and Statistics


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AEGIS: AIDS Education Global Information System
AIDS Epidemic Update
BioAfrica: HIV Africa Subtype
Census Bureau, U.S: HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base
Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
HIVInSite: Countries and Regions
The Synergy Project: Country Summaries

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AEGIS: AIDS Education Global Information System  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
AEGIS is a comprehensive HIV/AIDS database with links to full-text documents on treatment and prevention. It includes 'HIV Daily Briefings', an extensive subject index, and a keyword search engine. It is described as the 'Largest HIV/AIDS Website in the World'. http://www.aegis.com/

AIDS Epidemic Update   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French, Spanish)
This site contains the annual 'AIDS Epidemic Update' and links to other UNAIDS other statistical reports. Some of the reports also are available in French and Spanish. http://www.unaids.org/epi/2005/doc/report_pdf.asp

BioAfrica: HIV Africa Subtype  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The site contains information about the HIV Africa subtype and related research. It includes a subtype map, country based subtype information and annotated links in three subject categories: HIV/AIDS information and Bioinformatics tools, Microbial Resources and HIV/AIDS research in Africa. The site is maintained by the Bioinformatics Unit for HIV Research, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal, South Africa. http://bioafrica.mrc.ac.za/

Census Bureau, U.S: HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data Base  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site provides data on the AIDS pandemic including HIV seroprevelance in developing countries. The data are collected from various sources, including the medical and scientific literature, papers presented at international conferences, and the media. The site includes links to related statistical sites. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivaidsd.html

Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)  (French, Spanish)
This site contains the 'Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases'. The resource is maintained by WHO and is organized by country, area or territory. Some of the reports also are available in French and Spanish. http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/epidemiology/pubfacts/en/

HIVInSite: Countries and Regions  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This is a statistical overview of HIV infection for regions and countries, including, through 2001, the adult HIV prevalence, estimated number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS, percent of infected adults who were women and number of adults and children newly infected with HIV, and adult and child deaths due to HIV/AIDS. It is maintained by the University of California at San Francisco, U.S. http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite.jsp?page=Country

The Synergy Project: Country Summaries   (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site contains country-specific information on epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, national response activities, USAID support and cooperating agency activity, and challenges in confronting the epidemic. It is organised by region and country and the full-text information is in PDF format. The site is maintained by The Synergy Project, a USAID funded program. http://www.synergyaids.org/summaries.asp


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Updated: 22 January 2008